Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-05-22
SUMMARY,
NOTES.

Phil Reecius has signed with Cleveland.
Bennett will not Join the Detroits until
June l..
The st. Leuis Browns found Kilroy with
ease.
This seems to be an off year for left
handed pitchers.
Burns is doing some very heavy work at
the hat for the BaltimOres.
Two thousand people IN the New York
polo grounds is now n very large crowd
indianapolis would like 10 have another
second haseman. Bassett is too weak with
the stick.
Aha! We are onto the Jonah. The Al
leghenys are travelling with thirteen men
on the present trip.
Joe Ellick has retired from the manage
ment of the Kansas City team. lie has
been succeeded by J. B. Patten.
Just imagine the big, mighty Carroll
playing short stop, and doing 1t timely,
too! Fred is somewhat on the all-round
business himself.
Hohcher, the fine young pitcher of the
| Duluth club, ruptured the tissues holding
the muscles Of the upper arm in n game
last week. lie will pitch no more this
season.
The attendance at the st. Louis games
has naturally enough been enormous and
Won der Abe is making another fortune.
His luck is something phenomenal.
There appears to be q pretty well
grounded suspicion that the Eastern clubs
of the League are q triile stronger than
the West.
"Pop" Smith was presented with an cl-
egant gold headed cane and a basket OF
flowers by old admirers, when he made his
appearance in Boston on Monday.
The "Bis Four" is a misnomer. The
'"Terrible Eight" with an occasional
stroke from the mar in the box, Is more
like it.
The Detroits can go on the field and
put a wooden man in to pitch for them,
make half a dozen errors every inning, and
then knock out a pretty respectable VIC
tory.
Joe Gerhardt brought in the only run
made by the Nets on Thursday, by max
ing n fine three-bagger. Joseph has been
quite a success with the stick since he
Joined the Nets.
Larrigan, of Stockton, Cal, is said to be
one of the most remarkable young pitchers
in the. country. He pitches a drop hall
that enables him to strike ont from 10 to
81 men in some games.
HandibOe yesterday reported to the Eau
Claire club, and on receipt of such intelli-
gence he was released by the Allegheny
management. The youngster should make
a good record in the Northwestern League.
Club presidents and managers who de-
sire pitching talent could save a powerful
lot O time by keeping of the Allegheny
pathway. They might rs well try to buy
the club as to buy Calvin. One would
he about "a successful as the other.
New York's young pitcher, George, has
great speed and is expected to win many
a game for the so-called Giants. His chief
fault seems to he wildneSS- In the game
with indianapolis Tuesday he sent IL
men to base on balls and had three wild
pitches.
The surprises IN the base oal line Als
week consisted of Washington's victories
over Chicago, BOston's over Allegheny and
Detrcits over Philadelphia, The man who
would have had the nerve to predict such q
thing q week ago would unhesitatingly
have been declared crazy.
John Kelly says that Ramsey is the
hardest man he has to manage and PETE
Browning about the easiest Ramsey
breaks over the traces, and is no use il
consequence for some days, besides beins
sullen and unreasonable, Browning get
full, but is easy TO handle, and is appar
emily rs effective the next day as if nothing
had happened.
Kuehne was on Thursday sent to ioiI
the AIleghenys, Smith being injured anC
Whitney not being in the best of cOndi
ton. Fields, who accompanied the clul
on the trip, mas been sent home. Tn,
outield is about the only place Manages
Phillips cared to utilize Fields and a
that portion of the club is in good shape
and Kuehne viii take Smiths or Whit
ney's place, the former wa Of no use.
, notwithstanding that Manager Burn